Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Helsinki, Finland

In Helsinki, Finland the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 20:45 and rises at 05:57. Daylight lasts 14h 48m; evening golden hour runs from 19:48 to 21:13.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:09
Sunrise
05:57
Solar noon
13:22
Sunset
20:45
Last light
21:32
Day length
14h 48m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
19:48 – 21:13
Blue hour
21:13 – 21:32
Max sun altitude
40.5°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
20:19 / 01:32

The sun sets at 293° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 05:59 Sunset 20:42 Golden hour 19:45 – 21:10 Day length 14h 42m vs today 5 minutes shorter

Where Helsinki is

Coordinates
60.1695° N, 24.9354° E
Time zone
Europe/Helsinki
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
26 m
Population
658,864

Sunrise and sunset in Helsinki, August 2026

August 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sat 1 03:58 04:59 13:26 21:52 22:52 16h 52m −4:51 20:46–22:27 🌖 93%
Sun 2 04:01 05:01 13:26 21:49 22:49 16h 47m −4:54 20:44–22:24 🌖 87%
Mon 3 04:04 05:04 13:26 21:46 22:45 16h 42m −4:56 20:42–22:21 🌖 78%
Tue 4 04:07 05:06 13:26 21:44 22:42 16h 37m −4:58 20:40–22:18 🌖 69%
Wed 5 04:10 05:09 13:26 21:41 22:39 16h 32m −5:00 20:37–22:15 🌖 58%
Thu 6 04:13 05:11 13:26 21:39 22:35 16h 27m −5:02 20:35–22:12 🌗 46%
Fri 7 04:17 05:13 13:26 21:36 22:32 16h 22m −5:04 20:33–22:09 🌘 35%
Sat 8 04:20 05:16 13:25 21:33 22:29 16h 17m −5:06 20:31–22:06 🌘 24%
Sun 9 04:23 05:18 13:25 21:31 22:25 16h 12m −5:07 20:28–22:03 🌘 15%
Mon 10 04:26 05:21 13:25 21:28 22:22 16h 7m −5:09 20:26–22:00 🌘 7%
Tue 11 04:29 05:23 13:25 21:25 22:19 16h 2m −5:10 20:24–21:57 🌘 2%
Wed 12 04:32 05:26 13:25 21:22 22:15 15h 56m −5:11 20:21–21:54 🌑 0%
Thu 13 04:35 05:28 13:25 21:20 22:12 15h 51m −5:13 20:19–21:51 🌒 1%
Fri 14 04:38 05:30 13:24 21:17 22:09 15h 46m −5:14 20:16–21:48 🌒 4%
Sat 15 04:41 05:33 13:24 21:14 22:05 15h 41m −5:15 20:14–21:45 🌒 9%
Sun 16 04:44 05:35 13:24 21:11 22:02 15h 35m −5:16 20:11–21:42 🌒 16%
Mon 17 04:47 05:38 13:24 21:08 21:59 15h 30m −5:17 20:09–21:38 🌒 24%
Tue 18 04:50 05:40 13:24 21:05 21:55 15h 25m −5:17 20:06–21:35 🌒 33%
Wed 19 04:52 05:43 13:23 21:03 21:52 15h 20m −5:18 20:04–21:32 🌒 43%
Thu 20 04:55 05:45 13:23 21:00 21:49 15h 14m −5:19 20:01–21:29 🌓 52%
Fri 21 04:58 05:47 13:23 20:57 21:46 15h 9m −5:19 19:58–21:26 🌔 62%
Sat 22 05:01 05:50 13:23 20:54 21:42 15h 4m −5:20 19:56–21:23 🌔 71%
Sun 23 05:04 05:52 13:22 20:51 21:39 14h 58m −5:21 19:53–21:20 🌔 79%
Mon 24 05:07 05:55 13:22 20:48 21:36 14h 53m −5:21 19:50–21:17 🌔 86%
Tue 25 05:09 05:57 13:22 20:45 21:32 14h 48m −5:22 19:48–21:13 🌔 92%
Wed 26 05:12 05:59 13:22 20:42 21:29 14h 42m −5:22 19:45–21:10 🌔 96%
Thu 27 05:15 06:02 13:21 20:39 21:26 14h 37m −5:22 19:42–21:07 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:18 06:04 13:21 20:36 21:22 14h 31m −5:23 19:39–21:04 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:20 06:07 13:21 20:33 21:19 14h 26m −5:23 19:37–21:01 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:23 06:09 13:20 20:30 21:16 14h 21m −5:23 19:34–20:58 🌖 95%
Mon 31 05:26 06:11 13:20 20:27 21:13 14h 15m −5:24 19:31–20:55 🌖 89%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 — — 04:59 21:52 — — 7h 9m 47.8° 310° NW
Sun 2 — 01:32 05:01 21:49 00:55 — 7h 14m 47.5° 309° NW
Mon 3 — 01:58 05:04 21:46 00:42 — 7h 19m 47.3° 309° NW
Tue 4 — 02:11 05:06 21:44 00:31 — 7h 24m 47.0° 308° NW
Wed 5 — 02:21 05:09 21:41 00:23 — 7h 29m 46.7° 307° NW
Thu 6 — 02:30 05:11 21:39 00:15 — 7h 34m 46.5° 307° NW
Fri 7 — 02:37 05:13 21:36 00:08 — 7h 39m 46.2° 306° NW
Sat 8 — 02:44 05:16 21:33 00:01 — 7h 44m 45.9° 305° NW
Sun 9 — 02:51 05:18 21:31 23:55 — 7h 50m 45.6° 305° NW
Mon 10 — 02:57 05:21 21:28 23:49 — 7h 55m 45.3° 304° NW
Tue 11 — 03:02 05:23 21:25 23:43 — 8h 0m 45.0° 303° WNW
Wed 12 — 03:08 05:26 21:22 23:37 — 8h 5m 44.7° 303° WNW
Thu 13 — 03:13 05:28 21:20 23:32 — 8h 10m 44.4° 302° WNW
Fri 14 — 03:18 05:30 21:17 23:27 — 8h 16m 44.1° 301° WNW
Sat 15 — 03:23 05:33 21:14 23:22 — 8h 21m 43.8° 300° WNW
Sun 16 — 03:28 05:35 21:11 23:17 — 8h 26m 43.5° 300° WNW
Mon 17 — 03:32 05:38 21:08 23:12 — 8h 31m 43.2° 299° WNW
Tue 18 — 03:37 05:40 21:05 23:07 — 8h 37m 42.8° 298° WNW
Wed 19 — 03:41 05:43 21:03 23:02 — 8h 42m 42.5° 298° WNW
Thu 20 — 03:45 05:45 21:00 22:58 — 8h 47m 42.2° 297° WNW
Fri 21 — 03:49 05:47 20:57 22:53 — 8h 53m 41.9° 296° WNW
Sat 22 — 03:53 05:50 20:54 22:49 — 8h 58m 41.5° 295° WNW
Sun 23 01:56 03:57 05:52 20:51 22:45 00:35 9h 3m 41.2° 295° WNW
Mon 24 02:11 04:01 05:55 20:48 22:40 00:23 9h 9m 40.8° 294° WNW
Tue 25 02:22 04:05 05:57 20:45 22:36 00:13 9h 14m 40.5° 293° WNW
Wed 26 02:31 04:08 05:59 20:42 22:32 00:05 9h 19m 40.2° 292° WNW
Thu 27 02:39 04:12 06:02 20:39 22:28 23:57 9h 25m 39.8° 292° WNW
Fri 28 02:47 04:15 06:04 20:36 22:24 23:49 9h 30m 39.5° 291° WNW
Sat 29 02:54 04:19 06:07 20:33 22:20 23:42 9h 35m 39.1° 290° WNW
Sun 30 03:00 04:22 06:09 20:30 22:16 23:36 9h 41m 38.7° 289° WNW
Mon 31 03:06 04:26 06:11 20:27 22:12 23:29 9h 46m 38.4° 289° WNW

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:28 06:14 13:20 20:24 21:09 14h 10m −5:24 19:28–20:51 🌖 82%
Wed 2 05:31 06:16 13:19 20:21 21:06 14h 4m −5:24 19:25–20:48 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:34 06:19 13:19 20:18 21:03 13h 59m −5:24 19:22–20:45 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:36 06:21 13:19 20:15 20:59 13h 54m −5:24 19:19–20:42 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:39 06:23 13:19 20:12 20:56 13h 48m −5:24 19:16–20:39 🌘 38%
Sun 6 05:42 06:26 13:18 20:09 20:53 13h 43m −5:25 19:14–20:36 🌘 27%
Mon 7 05:44 06:28 13:18 20:06 20:50 13h 37m −5:25 19:11–20:33 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:47 06:30 13:17 20:03 20:46 13h 32m −5:25 19:08–20:29 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:49 06:33 13:17 20:00 20:43 13h 27m −5:25 19:05–20:26 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:52 06:35 13:17 19:57 20:40 13h 21m −5:25 19:02–20:23 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:54 06:38 13:16 19:54 20:37 13h 16m −5:25 18:59–20:20 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:57 06:40 13:16 19:51 20:34 13h 10m −5:25 18:56–20:17 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:59 06:42 13:16 19:48 20:30 13h 5m −5:25 18:53–20:14 🌒 6%
Mon 14 06:02 06:45 13:15 19:45 20:27 12h 59m −5:25 18:50–20:11 🌒 12%
Tue 15 06:04 06:47 13:15 19:42 20:24 12h 54m −5:25 18:47–20:07 🌒 19%
Wed 16 06:07 06:49 13:15 19:39 20:21 12h 49m −5:26 18:44–20:04 🌒 27%
Thu 17 06:09 06:52 13:14 19:35 20:18 12h 43m −5:26 18:40–20:01 🌒 36%
Fri 18 06:12 06:54 13:14 19:32 20:14 12h 38m −5:26 18:37–19:58 🌓 45%
Sat 19 06:14 06:56 13:14 19:29 20:11 12h 32m −5:26 18:34–19:55 🌔 55%
Sun 20 06:17 06:59 13:13 19:26 20:08 12h 27m −5:26 18:31–19:52 🌔 64%
Mon 21 06:19 07:01 13:13 19:23 20:05 12h 21m −5:26 18:28–19:49 🌔 73%
Tue 22 06:22 07:04 13:13 19:20 20:02 12h 16m −5:26 18:25–19:46 🌔 81%
Wed 23 06:24 07:06 13:12 19:17 19:59 12h 11m −5:26 18:22–19:43 🌔 88%
Thu 24 06:26 07:08 13:12 19:14 19:56 12h 5m −5:26 18:19–19:39 🌔 94%
Fri 25 06:29 07:11 13:11 19:11 19:53 12h 0m −5:26 18:16–19:36 🌔 98%
Sat 26 06:31 07:13 13:11 19:08 19:49 11h 54m −5:26 18:12–19:33 🌔 100%
Sun 27 06:34 07:15 13:11 19:05 19:46 11h 49m −5:26 18:09–19:30 🌕 100%
Mon 28 06:36 07:18 13:10 19:02 19:43 11h 43m −5:26 18:06–19:27 🌖 97%
Tue 29 06:39 07:20 13:10 18:59 19:40 11h 38m −5:26 18:03–19:24 🌖 92%
Wed 30 06:41 07:23 13:10 18:56 19:37 11h 33m −5:26 18:00–19:21 🌖 85%

Longest and shortest day in Helsinki

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 18h 55m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 5h 48m.

Between them the day length swings by 13h 7m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night Clock change

The earliest sunset of the year is at 15:11 on 16 December; the latest is 22:50 on 23 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 03:53 on 19 June to 09:25 on 27 December.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 22m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Helsinki different

On standard time the sun peaks at 12:22, 22 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 13:22.

At 60.2°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 47 minutes to arrive: 23 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.

The shallow approach angle at 60.2° stretches this evening's golden hour to 86 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 13h 7m here — among the narrowest of the 11 cities tracked in Finland.

Between solstices the sunset walks 106° across the horizon — SW in midwinter, NW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 84 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 3 minutes a day.

The clocks go back on 25 October 2026, so the sunset jumps from 17:45 to 16:42 overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.

Planning a sunset photo in Helsinki

Arrive by 19:33. Golden hour opens at 19:48 and the sun is down by 20:45, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 293° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 21:13 and runs to 21:32, the end of civil twilight and 47m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Helsinki — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Helsinki today?

The sun sets in Helsinki at 20:45 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Helsinki?

It takes 47m. Civil twilight ends at 21:32 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Helsinki?

Evening golden hour runs 19:48 to 21:13 today, lasting 1h 25m. Full golden hour times for Helsinki covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Helsinki

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